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Cyanide
Death Magnetic
Death Magnetic
Performed by Metallica
Year 2008
Appears in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (DLC)
Guitar Hero World Tour
(DLC)
Guitar Hero: Metallica
Tier/DLC GH3 & GH:M (360/PS3): Death Magnetic (DLC album)
GH:M (PS2/Wii): 9
★★★★ (Expert)
★★★★★ (Expert)

"Cyanide" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica, appearing on the 2008 album Death Magnetic and was the 45th single. It is available in the Death Magnetic DLC Pack for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and newer console titles including Guitar Hero: Metallica. The PlayStation 2 and Wii version of Guitar Hero: Metallica also feature this song on its on-disc setlist.

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This song appears as a Master Track.

Song history[]

"Cyanide" was first played live over a month before the Death Magnetic album release, making it the first track heard from the album, although "The Day that Never Comes" was the first single, released roughly 2 weeks later. It's structured like a standard Metallica track, featuring a wah pedal in the main riff and interesting guitar solos with the wah pedal, even a short sample in the solo from the solo of the previous track on the album, "All Nightmare Long".

v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Starting Out Small
Slow Ride · Talk Dirty to Me · Hit Me With Your Best Shot · Story of My Life · Rock and Roll All Nite
Your First Real Gig
Mississippi Queen · School's Out · Sunshine of Your Love · Barracuda · Guitar Battle vs. Tom Morello · Bulls on Parade
Making the Video
When You Were Young · Miss Murder · The Seeker · Lay Down · Paint It Black
European Invasion
Paranoid · Anarchy in the U.K. · Kool Thing · My Name is Jonas · Even Flow
Bighouse Blues
Holiday in Cambodia · Rock You Like a Hurricane · Same Old Song and Dance · La Grange · Guitar Battle vs. Slash · Welcome to the Jungle
The Hottest Band on Earth
Black Magic Woman · Cherub Rock · Black Sunshine · The Metal · Pride and Joy
Live in Japan
Before I Forget · Stricken · 3's and 7's · Knights of Cydonia · Cult of Personality
Battle for Your Soul
Raining Blood · Cliffs of Dover · The Number of the Beast · One · Guitar Battle vs. Lou
Co-op Career's encores
Sabotage · Reptilia · Suck My Kiss · Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll · Helicopter · Monsters
Bonus tracks
Avalancha · In the Belly of a Shark · Can't Be Saved · Closer · Don't Hold Back · Down n' Dirty · F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X. · Generation Rock · Go That Far · Hier kommt Alex · I'm in the Band · Impulse · In Love · Mauvais Garcon · Metal Heavy Lady · Minus Celsius · My Curse · Nothing for Me Here · Prayer of the Refugee · Radio Song · Ruby · She Bangs the Drums · Take This Life · The Way It Ends · Through the Fire and Flames
Downloadable tracks
Carcinogen Crush · Tina · Putting Holes In Happiness · All My Life · The Pretender · This is a Call · She Builds Quick Machines · Slither · Messages · Tom Morello Guitar Battle · Slash Guitar Battle · The Devil Went Down To Georgia · Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix · No More Sorrow · Sleeping Giant · Pretty Handsome Awkward · Ernten Was Wir Säen · So Payaso · Antisocial · We Three Kings · Peace of Mind · Any Way You Want It · Juke Box Hero · Dream On · Excuse Me Mr. · Don't Speak · Sunday Morning · The Arsonist · Hole in the Earth · Almost Easy · Famous for Nothing · (F)lannigan's Ball · Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya · Nine Lives · Rock of Ages · Photograph · Top Gun Anthem · I Am Murloc · The End Begins (To Rock) · Surfing With the Alien · Supermassive Black Hole · Stockholm Syndrome · Exo-Politics · Heroes of our Time · Operation Ground and Pound · Revolution Deathsquad · That Was Just Your Life · The End of the Line · Broken, Beat & Scarred · The Day That Never Comes · Cyanide · The Judas Kiss · Suicide & Redemption · My Apocalypse
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Companion Pack (soundtrack)
Guitar Hero III Intro · Cherub Rock · 3's and 7's · Miss Murder · Slither · Kool Thing · Cult of Personality (Guitar Hero Version) · Putting Holes in Happiness (Nick Zinner Remix) · Tina · Prayer of the Refugee · The Devil Went Down to Georgia (Guitar Hero Original)
v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero World Tour
Psi Psi Kappa (USA)
Livin' on a Prayer · About a Girl (Unplugged) · Mountain Song
Wilted Orchid (Sweden)
Beautiful Disaster · Obstacle 1 · The One I Love
Bone Church (Poland)
Some Might Say · Today · What I've Done
Pang Tang Bay (Hong Kong)
Band on the Run · You're Gonna Say Yeah · Up Around the Bend · No Sleep till Brooklyn
Amoeba Records (Los Angeles)
The Joker · Freak on a Leash · Misery Business · Hotel California
Tool (USA)
Parabola · Schism · Vicarious
Swamp Shack (Louisiana)
Eye of the Tiger · Spiderwebs · One Way or Another · Do it Again · Stillborn
Rock Brigade (The Pacific)
The Middle · Hey Man, Nice Shot · Feel the Pain · Dammit · Everlong
Strutter's Farm (Kentucky)
Heartbreaker · American Woman · Ramblin' Man · Go Your Own Way · Stranglehold
House of Blues (Los Angeles)
L'Via L'Viaquez · Kick Out the Jams · Santeria · On the Road Again (Live) · Love Me Two Times
Ted's Tiki Hut (Tahiti)
Monsoon · Aggro · Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) · Good God · One Armed Scissor
Will Heilm's Keep (England)
The Kill · Shiver · Rebel Yell · Demolition Man (Live)
Recording Studio (Canada)
Lazy Eye · Too Much Too Young · Float On · Nuvole e Lenzuola · Pretty Vacant
AT&T Park (San Fransisco)
Are You Gonna Go My Way · Sweet Home Alabama (Live) · Assassin · Escuela De Calor · The Wind Cries Mary · Purple Haze (Live)
Tesla's Coil (Australia)
Toy Boy · Hail to the Freaks · Vinternoll2 · Hollywood Nights
Ozzfest (Germany)
Love Removal Machine · Our Truth · Antisocial · Prisoner of Society · Mr. Crowley · Crazy Train
Times Square (New York City)
Re-Education (Through Labor) · La Bamba · Scream Aim Fire · Overkill · Trapped Under Ice · B.Y.O.B · Hot for Teacher
Sunna's Chariot (Asgard)
Love Spreads · Soul Doubt · Never too Late · Pull Me Under · Satch Boogie
Guitar Career's Guitar Duels
Ted Nugent Guitar Duel · Zakk Wylde Guitar Duel
GHTunes example songs
Amazing · Bee · Bouree · Fur Elise · Future Freak · Greensleeves · I Like Dirt · Jam and Toast · La Noche · Laser Bop · Maple Leaf · Porto · Raja Funshine · Rock Hop · Rondo · Star Spangled · Y and Z
Downloadable tracks
That Was Just Your Life · The End of the Line · Broken, Beat & Scarred · The Day that Never Comes · All Nightmare Long · Cyanide · The Unforgiven III · The Judas Kiss · Suicide & Redemption J.H. · Suicide & Redemption K.H. · My Apocalypse · Rock and Roll Band · Hot Blooded · Jessie's Girl · No Rain · Guitar Duel With Ted Nugent (Co-Op) · Guitar Duel With Zakk Wylde (Co-Op) · Anything · Electrorock · Horse to Water · Man-Sized Wreath · Supernatural Superserious · Bang it Up · Waiting for the Rapture · The Shock of the Lightning · If 6 was 9 · Little Wing · Fire (Live at Woodstock) · G.L.O.W. · 1979 · The Everlasting Gaze · Salute Your Solution · Hold Up · Consoler of the Lonely · The Turning · I'm Outta Time · (Get off Your) High Horse Lady · Falling Down · To Be Where There's Life · Ain't Got Nothin · The Nature of Reality · Soldier On · Commotion · Black Betty · Gimme All Your Lovin' · New Slang · Drive · Wonderwall · Jet · Hi Hi Hi · Junior's Farm · Old Time Rock and Roll · Her Strut · Get Out of Denver Break It Out · In the Shadows · C'est Comme Ç · Death Blossoms · Audience of One · Ready to Fall · What Have You Done · Hier kommt Alex · Carolina (Live) · Freedom · Angel · Foxey Lady (Live at Woodstock) · We Are the Champions · Fat Bottomed Girls · C-lebrity · The James Bond Theme · Debaser · Monkey Gone to Heaven · The Sad Punk · Panic Switch · It's Nice to Know You Work Alone · Well Thought Out Twinkles · Black Friday · Kid Charlemagne · Bodhisattva · Jailbait · Love Me Like a Reptile · Iron Fist · Very Ape · Sappy · Stay Away · On Broken Glass · Dez Moines · Grave of Opportunity · So What · Stop and Stare · Everything's Magic · Disconnected · Oh Yeah! · Look Good in Leather · The Touch · Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits Theme · The Bitter End · Cadillac Solitario (Live) · Adrenalina · Number with No Name · Shimmer & Shine · Fly One Time · Sample in a Jar (Live) · Down with Disease (Live) · Chalkdust Torture (Live) · 21st Century (Digital Boy) · Linoleum · Ruby Soho · NJ Legion Iced Tea · Bomb the World · I Am the Arsonist · Anything 'Cept the Truth · Cherry Cola · I Only Want You · All the World Is Mad · Young Cardinals · The Martyr · Bloodmeat · I'm Shipping Up to Boston · New Wave · Camel's Night Out · The Silence Is Deafening · Nothing All the Time · I'll Never Know · Dueling Banjos
*Setlist ordered by Band career and downloadable content ordered by release date
v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero: Metallica
The Forum
For Whom the Bell Tolls · The Unforgiven
Tushino Airfield
Demon Cleaner · No Excuses · Tuesday's Gone · Turn the Page
Metallica at Tushino
Sad but True · Nothing Else Matters · No Leaf Clover · King Nothing · Enter Sandman
Hammersmith Apollo
Albatross · Welcome Home (Sanitarium) · Toxicity · Wherever I May Roam · Stacked Actors · Orion · Fade to Black · The Boys Are Back in Town · Armed and Ready
Damaged Justice Tour
Ace of Spades · All Nightmare Long · The Black River · Frantic · Fuel · Hell Bent for Leather · Mommy's Little Monster · One · War Inside My Head
The Meadowlands
Am I Evil? · Battery · Blood and Thunder · Creeping Death · Master of Puppets · Mercyful Fate · Seek & Destroy · Stone Cold Crazy
Donington Park
Beautiful Morning · Disposable Heroes · Dyer's Eve · Evil · Fight Fire with Fire · The Shortest Straw · War Ensemble · Whiplash
The Ice Cave
The Thing That Should Not Be
The Stone Nightclub (Death Magnetic)
PS2/Wii/DLC: Cyanide · My Apocalypse · Broken, Beat & Scarred
DLC: That Was Just Your Life · The End of the Line · The Day That Never Comes · The Unforgiven III · The Judas Kiss · Suicide & Redemption J.H. · Suicide & Redemption K.H.
GHTunes example songs
Desimate · Downturn · Learning Curve · Milk Run · Overdub · Skeletal Thunder · Smoker On Da Roof · Stealing Life
*Setlist ordered by Band career


Cyanide is a single from Metallica's latest album "Death Magnetic," where the whole album can be downloaded for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero: World Tour, as well as Guitar Hero: Metallica. Since the album can't be downloaded on the PlayStation 2 or Wii, it will be featured in-game on those gaming systems, as well as All Nightmare Long, Broken Beat & Scarred, and My Apocalypse.

v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Starting Out Small
Slow Ride · Talk Dirty to Me · Hit Me With Your Best Shot · Story of My Life · Rock and Roll All Nite
Your First Real Gig
Mississippi Queen · School's Out · Sunshine of Your Love · Barracuda · Guitar Battle vs. Tom Morello · Bulls on Parade
Making the Video
When You Were Young · Miss Murder · The Seeker · Lay Down · Paint It Black
European Invasion
Paranoid · Anarchy in the U.K. · Kool Thing · My Name is Jonas · Even Flow
Bighouse Blues
Holiday in Cambodia · Rock You Like a Hurricane · Same Old Song and Dance · La Grange · Guitar Battle vs. Slash · Welcome to the Jungle
The Hottest Band on Earth
Black Magic Woman · Cherub Rock · Black Sunshine · The Metal · Pride and Joy
Live in Japan
Before I Forget · Stricken · 3's and 7's · Knights of Cydonia · Cult of Personality
Battle for Your Soul
Raining Blood · Cliffs of Dover · The Number of the Beast · One · Guitar Battle vs. Lou
Co-op Career's encores
Sabotage · Reptilia · Suck My Kiss · Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll · Helicopter · Monsters
Bonus tracks
Avalancha · In the Belly of a Shark · Can't Be Saved · Closer · Don't Hold Back · Down n' Dirty · F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X. · Generation Rock · Go That Far · Hier kommt Alex · I'm in the Band · Impulse · In Love · Mauvais Garcon · Metal Heavy Lady · Minus Celsius · My Curse · Nothing for Me Here · Prayer of the Refugee · Radio Song · Ruby · She Bangs the Drums · Take This Life · The Way It Ends · Through the Fire and Flames
Downloadable tracks
Carcinogen Crush · Tina · Putting Holes In Happiness · All My Life · The Pretender · This is a Call · She Builds Quick Machines · Slither · Messages · Tom Morello Guitar Battle · Slash Guitar Battle · The Devil Went Down To Georgia · Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix · No More Sorrow · Sleeping Giant · Pretty Handsome Awkward · Ernten Was Wir Säen · So Payaso · Antisocial · We Three Kings · Peace of Mind · Any Way You Want It · Juke Box Hero · Dream On · Excuse Me Mr. · Don't Speak · Sunday Morning · The Arsonist · Hole in the Earth · Almost Easy · Famous for Nothing · (F)lannigan's Ball · Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya · Nine Lives · Rock of Ages · Photograph · Top Gun Anthem · I Am Murloc · The End Begins (To Rock) · Surfing With the Alien · Supermassive Black Hole · Stockholm Syndrome · Exo-Politics · Heroes of our Time · Operation Ground and Pound · Revolution Deathsquad · That Was Just Your Life · The End of the Line · Broken, Beat & Scarred · The Day That Never Comes · Cyanide · The Judas Kiss · Suicide & Redemption · My Apocalypse
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Companion Pack (soundtrack)
Guitar Hero III Intro · Cherub Rock · 3's and 7's · Miss Murder · Slither · Kool Thing · Cult of Personality (Guitar Hero Version) · Putting Holes in Happiness (Nick Zinner Remix) · Tina · Prayer of the Refugee · The Devil Went Down to Georgia (Guitar Hero Original)
v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero World Tour
Psi Psi Kappa (USA)
Livin' on a Prayer · About a Girl (Unplugged) · Mountain Song
Wilted Orchid (Sweden)
Beautiful Disaster · Obstacle 1 · The One I Love
Bone Church (Poland)
Some Might Say · Today · What I've Done
Pang Tang Bay (Hong Kong)
Band on the Run · You're Gonna Say Yeah · Up Around the Bend · No Sleep till Brooklyn
Amoeba Records (Los Angeles)
The Joker · Freak on a Leash · Misery Business · Hotel California
Tool (USA)
Parabola · Schism · Vicarious
Swamp Shack (Louisiana)
Eye of the Tiger · Spiderwebs · One Way or Another · Do it Again · Stillborn
Rock Brigade (The Pacific)
The Middle · Hey Man, Nice Shot · Feel the Pain · Dammit · Everlong
Strutter's Farm (Kentucky)
Heartbreaker · American Woman · Ramblin' Man · Go Your Own Way · Stranglehold
House of Blues (Los Angeles)
L'Via L'Viaquez · Kick Out the Jams · Santeria · On the Road Again (Live) · Love Me Two Times
Ted's Tiki Hut (Tahiti)
Monsoon · Aggro · Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) · Good God · One Armed Scissor
Will Heilm's Keep (England)
The Kill · Shiver · Rebel Yell · Demolition Man (Live)
Recording Studio (Canada)
Lazy Eye · Too Much Too Young · Float On · Nuvole e Lenzuola · Pretty Vacant
AT&T Park (San Fransisco)
Are You Gonna Go My Way · Sweet Home Alabama (Live) · Assassin · Escuela De Calor · The Wind Cries Mary · Purple Haze (Live)
Tesla's Coil (Australia)
Toy Boy · Hail to the Freaks · Vinternoll2 · Hollywood Nights
Ozzfest (Germany)
Love Removal Machine · Our Truth · Antisocial · Prisoner of Society · Mr. Crowley · Crazy Train
Times Square (New York City)
Re-Education (Through Labor) · La Bamba · Scream Aim Fire · Overkill · Trapped Under Ice · B.Y.O.B · Hot for Teacher
Sunna's Chariot (Asgard)
Love Spreads · Soul Doubt · Never too Late · Pull Me Under · Satch Boogie
Guitar Career's Guitar Duels
Ted Nugent Guitar Duel · Zakk Wylde Guitar Duel
GHTunes example songs
Amazing · Bee · Bouree · Fur Elise · Future Freak · Greensleeves · I Like Dirt · Jam and Toast · La Noche · Laser Bop · Maple Leaf · Porto · Raja Funshine · Rock Hop · Rondo · Star Spangled · Y and Z
Downloadable tracks
That Was Just Your Life · The End of the Line · Broken, Beat & Scarred · The Day that Never Comes · All Nightmare Long · Cyanide · The Unforgiven III · The Judas Kiss · Suicide & Redemption J.H. · Suicide & Redemption K.H. · My Apocalypse · Rock and Roll Band · Hot Blooded · Jessie's Girl · No Rain · Guitar Duel With Ted Nugent (Co-Op) · Guitar Duel With Zakk Wylde (Co-Op) · Anything · Electrorock · Horse to Water · Man-Sized Wreath · Supernatural Superserious · Bang it Up · Waiting for the Rapture · The Shock of the Lightning · If 6 was 9 · Little Wing · Fire (Live at Woodstock) · G.L.O.W. · 1979 · The Everlasting Gaze · Salute Your Solution · Hold Up · Consoler of the Lonely · The Turning · I'm Outta Time · (Get off Your) High Horse Lady · Falling Down · To Be Where There's Life · Ain't Got Nothin · The Nature of Reality · Soldier On · Commotion · Black Betty · Gimme All Your Lovin' · New Slang · Drive · Wonderwall · Jet · Hi Hi Hi · Junior's Farm · Old Time Rock and Roll · Her Strut · Get Out of Denver Break It Out · In the Shadows · C'est Comme Ç · Death Blossoms · Audience of One · Ready to Fall · What Have You Done · Hier kommt Alex · Carolina (Live) · Freedom · Angel · Foxey Lady (Live at Woodstock) · We Are the Champions · Fat Bottomed Girls · C-lebrity · The James Bond Theme · Debaser · Monkey Gone to Heaven · The Sad Punk · Panic Switch · It's Nice to Know You Work Alone · Well Thought Out Twinkles · Black Friday · Kid Charlemagne · Bodhisattva · Jailbait · Love Me Like a Reptile · Iron Fist · Very Ape · Sappy · Stay Away · On Broken Glass · Dez Moines · Grave of Opportunity · So What · Stop and Stare · Everything's Magic · Disconnected · Oh Yeah! · Look Good in Leather · The Touch · Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits Theme · The Bitter End · Cadillac Solitario (Live) · Adrenalina · Number with No Name · Shimmer & Shine · Fly One Time · Sample in a Jar (Live) · Down with Disease (Live) · Chalkdust Torture (Live) · 21st Century (Digital Boy) · Linoleum · Ruby Soho · NJ Legion Iced Tea · Bomb the World · I Am the Arsonist · Anything 'Cept the Truth · Cherry Cola · I Only Want You · All the World Is Mad · Young Cardinals · The Martyr · Bloodmeat · I'm Shipping Up to Boston · New Wave · Camel's Night Out · The Silence Is Deafening · Nothing All the Time · I'll Never Know · Dueling Banjos
*Setlist ordered by Band career and downloadable content ordered by release date
v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero: Metallica
The Forum
For Whom the Bell Tolls · The Unforgiven
Tushino Airfield
Demon Cleaner · No Excuses · Tuesday's Gone · Turn the Page
Metallica at Tushino
Sad but True · Nothing Else Matters · No Leaf Clover · King Nothing · Enter Sandman
Hammersmith Apollo
Albatross · Welcome Home (Sanitarium) · Toxicity · Wherever I May Roam · Stacked Actors · Orion · Fade to Black · The Boys Are Back in Town · Armed and Ready
Damaged Justice Tour
Ace of Spades · All Nightmare Long · The Black River · Frantic · Fuel · Hell Bent for Leather · Mommy's Little Monster · One · War Inside My Head
The Meadowlands
Am I Evil? · Battery · Blood and Thunder · Creeping Death · Master of Puppets · Mercyful Fate · Seek & Destroy · Stone Cold Crazy
Donington Park
Beautiful Morning · Disposable Heroes · Dyer's Eve · Evil · Fight Fire with Fire · The Shortest Straw · War Ensemble · Whiplash
The Ice Cave
The Thing That Should Not Be
The Stone Nightclub (Death Magnetic)
PS2/Wii/DLC: Cyanide · My Apocalypse · Broken, Beat & Scarred
DLC: That Was Just Your Life · The End of the Line · The Day That Never Comes · The Unforgiven III · The Judas Kiss · Suicide & Redemption J.H. · Suicide & Redemption K.H.
GHTunes example songs
Desimate · Downturn · Learning Curve · Milk Run · Overdub · Skeletal Thunder · Smoker On Da Roof · Stealing Life
*Setlist ordered by Band career
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